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ABC Bahrain Sees Major Growth

The Arabian Business Community (ABC) Bahrain Edition has generated over three quarters of a million business referrals in the first six months of 2017 for Bahrain companies listed on the rapidly growing business portal. ABC Bahrain promotes 160 popular business categories covering the Consumer, Commercial, Construction, Industrial and Oil & Gas sectors of the economy. “ABC Bahrain has in the first 6 months of 2017 generated more enquiries than the total number of business referrals to companies in Bahrain in the whole of 2016 “ said Ronnie Middleton, managing director of Al Hilal Group, the driving force behind the ABC Portal.

“According to Google Analytics over 780,000 enquiries have been registered to the 8,000 plus company profiles on our Bahrain database between January and June this year with many companies receiving hundreds of visits to their individual profile pages. This compares with a total of 779,638 enquiries generated in the whole of 2016,” added Middleton. ABC Bahrain is an interactive marketing database which enables companies to add or edit their corporate information on the portal free of charge. Companies wishing to raise their profiles and enhance their search capability can elect to become Premium Partners. The portal also provides users with the latest business news as well as updates from Premium Partners on their business activities as well as details of any promotions.

In addition, ABC provides Premium Partners access to the portal’s extensive mailing lists, coverage on ABC’s social media platforms and the Gulf Daily News online platform. “More and more companies are taking advantage of the business referral opportunities of ABC as Premium Partners. For a very small investment ABC Bahrain allows companies to track interest in their products and services through regular feedback of visitor numbers to their profile pages ensuring a quantifiable digital marketing and promotional experience,” noted Middleton. Arabian Business Community Bahrain was launched in 2014 and has seen a steady year on year growth through organic promotion within the digital sphere. ABC Bahrain is accessible online at www.abc-bahrain.com.